Woman punched, beaten with bat at park

Wednesday

Jul 17, 2013 at 12:01 AM

The Record

STOCKTON - A man punched a woman and beat her with a baseball bat Tuesday afternoon at a south Stockton park, police said.

The 28-year-old woman said she was at Columbus Park in the 800 block of South Lincoln Street about 12:15 p.m. when she got involved in an argument with a man, authorities said. The man punched the woman several times, causing her to fall to the ground, and then hit her with a baseball bat, police said.

The assailant was described as a black man in his 40s standing 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches tall with a thin build, a bald head and hazel eyes, authorities said. He was wearing a blue or turquoise shirt and dark gray or faded black shorts. He is known to ride a blue bicycle, police said.